If you thought this was going to be a boring offseason for the New York Mets, think again.
Mere hours after it was reported that Zack Wheeler was headed to the division rival Philadelphia Phillies on a lucrative 5-year $118 million deal, news broke that Gerrit Cole’s recent meeting with the New York Yankees went exceptionally well and could result in the most high-profile pitching free agent this offseason moving to the Bronx.
Then, in the midst of these major headlines, the Mets organization released a bombshell of their own. Ownership is going to change.